The River Festival Choir

Come and join the Wye Valley River Festival choir to help us build a glorious choral tide for the Wye Valley River Festival

We are now at the end of our workshop sessions and all our wonderful voices are working hard to perfect their singing. The Wye Valley River Festival Choir performances

River Festival Performances

Friday, April 29 Bishop Meadow, Hereford 7 - 10 pm

Saturday, May 7 Vauxhall Fields, Monmouth 7 - 10 pm

Sunday May 15 The Parkland, Chepstow Racecourse 7 - 10 pm

Choir leader for the sessions is Helen Vincent from Singplicity who already runs dynamic choirs in Cardiff and Monmouthshire

You will hear songs about water and rivers and from a variety of genres; folk, gospel, modern and around the world.
Some of the best choir leaders, will be leading enjoyable and fun performances singing songs about water-rain, rivers, seas, tears and tea.

Next workshops:

Thursday, May 7 Redbrook Church TBC

If you cannot make all three shows do not worry. All are welcome to join in when they are able.

There are also opportunities for choirs to perform throughout the River Festival and we are inviting choirs ( big, small, professional or non professional ) who are within the Wye Valley AONB

Dates and places where we’d welcome choirs at are :

Sunday May 1 – Ross on Wye – 12 – 6pm
The full complement of festival actors and others will perform and present activities all day on the Rope Walk, along from the Hope and Anchor Inn.

Friday May 6 and Saturday May 7 – Monmouth – 12 – 6 pm -
Full festival ensemble and other activities around the town and outside the Shire Hall

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